How Long Can I Be on OWCP? Understanding Your Federal Workers’ Compensation Benefits If you’re a federal employee injured on the job, you may be wondering, "How long can I receive benefits under the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP)?" The answer depends on several factors, including the severity of your injury, [...]

Helping Injured Postal Workers Secure the Compensation They Deserve At Zaldivar Law, we understand the challenges injured postal workers face when navigating the complex claims process under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA). Attorney Carlos Zaldivar is committed to helping federal employees, particularly postal workers, secure the compensation and medical treatment they [...]

Is the new Trump administration expected to change the OWCP injury claims process for federal workers? As of the information available up to February 3, 2025, there have been no explicit reports or announcements indicating that the Trump administration has made or plans to make specific changes to the Office of Workers' [...]

Getting an Optimal Schedule Award For an injured postal worker to have the best chance at receiving an optimal schedule award, several key steps and considerations should be followed based on the available information: Understanding Eligibility and Criteria: Permanent Impairment: The injury must result in permanent impairment to a body part that [...]

Medical Personnel and Their Roles Attending Physicians You have a right to pick your doctors (Attending Physicians), including referral to consulting physicians, they are your “attending physicians”. Reports of an attending physician, evidence of laboratory findings, x-ray diagnostic reports, and the detailed medical notes of the attending physician have great weight. When [...]

Understanding the Challenges of Workers' Compensation Claims for Injuries Sometimes, the connection between a work-related injury and its cause seems obvious. For instance, if you step on a cracked sidewalk while delivering mail and sprain your ankle, slip on an icy sidewalk and hurt your back, or are involved in a motor [...]

Why is a Diagnosis Expansion Important? When your OWCP claim is already approved for the initial accepted conditions, but a more severe medical condition has been diagnosed based on objective medical testing (MRI, X-Rays, etc), you must pursue a diagnosis expansion. Your accepted conditions determine the type of medical treatment OWCP is [...]